Birds to See in Papua New Guinea in January
6 bird species on our list for Papua New Guinea are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Whimbrel and Metallic Starling. New this month: Metallic Starling, Whimbrel and Common Tern.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanFrom Papua New Guinea’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 6 birds in January
6 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.48% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.31% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.96% in Jan
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaWinter visitorCommon22–25 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.70% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoWinter visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.61% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
- Metallic Starling 22–25 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made